Within the above context, I've got the following question: Is it possible to *EN*able the symlink behavior instead of using bind? I have upgraded from 2.2.17 kernel to 2.4.16 and found that local mounts within the export directory are not visible on the same machine. Thanks M. Eger
##---- this is auto.master /distal /etc/auto.distal ##---- line in auto.distal ernie ernie.physik.uni-marburg.de:/local ##---- line in /etc/fstab ... /dev/hdc1 /local/rescue ext2 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 2 ##---- here is everything ok... ernie:/# ls /local/rescue/ install lost+found ##---- this unfortunately does not work: directory content not visible - WHY? ernie:/# ls /distal/ernie/rescue ##---- this is mounted using 2.4.16 kernel ernie:/# mount ... /dev/hdc1 on /local/rescue type ext2 (rw,errors=remount-ro) ... automount(pid13200) on /distal type autofs (rw,fd=5,pgrp=13200,minproto=2,maxproto=3) /local on /distal/ernie type none (rw,bind) ##---- entries in /var/log/daemon.log: ... Jan 3 19:06:08 ernie automount[14006]: parse(sun): gathered options: rw Jan 3 19:06:08 ernie automount[14006]: parse(sun): core of entry: ernie.physik.uni-marburg.de:/local Jan 3 19:06:08 ernie automount[14006]: mount(nfs): ernie is local, doing bind Jan 3 19:06:08 ernie automount[14006]: mount(bind): calling mkdir /distal/ernie Jan 3 19:06:08 ernie automount[14006]: mount(bind): calling mount --bind /local /distal/ernie Jan 3 19:06:08 ernie automount[14006]: mount(bind): mounted /local type bind on /distal/ernie ... ##---- daemon.log used to be like that before (with 2.2.17 kernel, very similar machine): ... Jan 3 19:03:35 pc13155 automount[30387]: parse(sun): gathered options: rw Jan 3 19:03:35 pc13155 automount[30387]: parse(sun): core of entry: goofy.physik.uni-marburg.de:/local Jan 3 19:03:35 pc13155 automount[30387]: mount(nfs): goofy is local, doing bind Jan 3 19:03:35 pc13155 automount[30387]: mount(bind): symlinked /distal/goofy - > /local
